Fabulous Concept Cars From The 1950s

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They were pure fantasy on wheels, machines designed to make the heart race and the mind ask… what if?

These 1950s concept cars were automotive art built to attract public attention, test wild engineering ideas, and give motorists a fleeting glimpse down the highway of tomorrow.

 

1956 PONTIAC CLUB DE MER

 

1959 CADILLAC CYCLONE

 

1952 CHRYSLER D’ELEGANCE

 

1953 FORD X-100

 

1958 FORD X-2000

 

1956 OLDSMOBILE GOLDEN ROCKET

 

1959 GM FIREBIRD III

 

1955 FORD MYSTERE

 

1954 DE SOTO ADVENTURER II

 

1954 FORD LA TOSCA

 

195? MERCURY D524 (This car was never shown to the public)

 

1955 LINCOLN INDIANAPOLIS

 

1951 BUICK XP-300

 

1954 OLDSMOBILE ROCKET F88

 

1956 PACKARD PREDICTOR

 

1956 BUICK CENTURION II

 

1951 BUICK LESABRE

 

1953 CADILLAC GHIA COUPE

 

1955 LINCOLN FUTURA

 

1957 CHRYSLER DIABLO